Emeril’s K-cups, Big Easy Bold for Keurig Brewers, 24 Count Boxes (Pack of 2)
This classic Parisian roast is a thick, hearty blend. Its deep, dark color and invigorating aroma will definitely kick it up a notch. Big easy bold uses a minimum of 50% rainforest alliance certified coffee beans. Each bean is skillfully blended and roasted to perfection so that we can deliver the best tasting cup possible.
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I’ve had my Keurig for almost a year and have not been happy with the wimpy strength of the K-cups. Emeril’s “Big Easy Bold” delivers a good strong cup of coffee. Hooray!!
We like our coffee dark and this one handles the job. Even when using the 12oz. setting on the coffee maker, this stuff is thick. If you like strong coffee, you can’t go wrong with this one.
Don’t mean to be the one who rains on the bandwagon (pardon the metaphor crash), but, while it is definitely true what other reviewers have written — that the coffee is very strong, very thick, and very dark (add in an acid level commensurate with the sludge-factor) — I don’t find the taste all that strong, and taste is important.
True, these K-Cups will provide a pleasant-tasting beverage the consistency and color of Louisiana mud, but for taste, one can do a lot better.
Just for kicks, I had K-cups of coffee back-to-back today, one of this type and one of Keurig K-Cup “Mini-Brewers” Newman’s Own Organics Extra Bold, which is, unfortunately, sold out at the moment. True, Newman’s (RIP) is hardly as dark a roast or as thick a beverage, but the flavor punches through very robustly and is totally superior in the area that counts the most to me — taste. It’s a lot “Bold”er than this brand.
One of my favorite dark roasts is the Coffee People line, even of decafs, which truly bury the “Big Easy Bold” in the taste department, too, even if one drinks the decaf. Diedrich coffees come to mind as well as clear winners.
Maybe I’m spoiled, but I tend to use fewer of the ready-mixed K-Cups brand coffees than employing the Keurig My K-Cup Reusable Coffee Filter and selecting my own brand and grind. My current favorite brand of coffee comes from a pair of small roasting houses in Washington state and Alaska. I keep a couple days’ worth ground and ready to put into the Keurig My K-Cup Reusable Coffee Filters, and there are few pre-packed ground K-Cups that can come anywhere close to the richness of the flavors and choices available if one “rolls one’s own.”
I’ve got nothing against Emeril’s, and it’s a far superior cup of coffee to anything you’ll get in most restaurants. But, happily, we can best that effort without trying too hard.